Gary Grumbach produces and reports for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia voters have rejected Republican efforts to take full control of the state's government, keeping Democrats in power in the Legislature as a counterweight to GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin and conservative policy proposals that include a 15-week abortion ban. Democrats won a majority in the Senate, The Associated Press projected, and they are also fighting to take control of the House, which remains uncalled.
Youngkin has long pushed for a 15-week abortion ban, with exceptions for cases of rape, incest and risk to the life of the woman. He argued that 15 weeks was a “consensus” that Virginians could get behind, and candidates in key battleground districts campaigned hard on the plan. But their Democratic opponents also spent significant money bashing the proposal. Now, Republicans are still searching for a winning message on abortion in the post-Roe era.
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